"While at Rock Ranch, family members immerse themselves in a different time and in a different place where they can appreciate the rustling of wind through oak trees and contemplate a shadow moving across a limestone wall."

J. Brantley Hightower

One of the owners of this historic home, located North of Decatur, TX, is the grandson of the rancher who took possession of the post-Civil War four-room stone structure a century ago.  Having been abandoned for 40 years, considerable work needed to be done.  Our firm and the client developed a plan to adapt the house into a weekend retreat while making minimal architectural interventions that might otherwise compromise the rustic character and detail of this 19th Century Texas treasure.  A second building on the site, originally constructed as a stone base for a water storage tank, was converted into bathroom facilities in order to remain close to the historical accuracy of a home in this period of Texas history.

This home is the recipient of a 2006 Preservation Texas Award for Historic Rehabilitation.

Pre-renovation		Completed-court from living	Completed kitchen
Completed-bedroom 2		Completed-front exterior	First floor plan
Second floor plan

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